U.S. News Online 2026 Rankings: UCF’s People-First, Tech Enhanced Approach Earns Highest Honors Yet

Awards & Kudos
January 27, 2026 by
As UCF celebrates decades of leading digital learning, we’re recognized for a sustainable model that increases access to education and raises standards at the same time. From our earliest mixed-mode courses to today’s expansive digital ecosystem, UCF has pursued a forward-thinking idea to prove that access and excellence can rise together at scale. That vision […]

State Investments in Nursing Education Continue to Strengthen UCF’s Impact

Academics
January 23, 2026 by
Through the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Program, $6 million in funding will support UCF and other State University System institutions in alleviating the nursing shortage. Ongoing state investments in nursing education are helping UCF expand access to high quality training, graduate more practice‑ready nurses, and meet Florida’s growing healthcare workforce needs. Since 2022, Florida […]

UCF College of Nursing’s Top 25 Photos of 2025

Building at Lake Nona
December 30, 2025 by
Revisit 2025’s most memorable moments from students reaching for the stars to launching a bright future with the opening of the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion in Lake Nona. It was a defining year for UCF’s College of Nursing. These 25 images help tell the story, powerfully capturing the people and moments making an impact. Shining […]

Reducing Stress to Strengthen the New Frontline 

Academics
December 12, 2025 by
For her doctoral project, UCF nursing graduate Alicia Jennings used a simple, cost-effective program to help reduce burnout among new graduate nurses in the emergency department.  Working in an emergency department is stressful not knowing what patient situation will arrive next and some are life-threatening. Due to the stressful environment more than 50% of emergency nurses report burnout, leading some to leave the profession. Further compounding the nursing shortage is new graduate […]

New UCF Mobile Health Clinic Increases Access to Care

Community
December 4, 2025 by
The clinic also serves as real-world classroom for medical, nursing, speech-language pathology and physical therapy students. UCF unveiled a new 38-foot UCF Heath Mobile Health Clinic on Wednesday, designed to bring free, high-quality healthcare directly to communities that need it most. The clinic also serves as a mobile classroom, preparing UCF healthcare students in programs […]

UCF Nursing Students’ Shine Bright at State Convention

Awards & Kudos
November 18, 2025 by
At the 2025 Florida Nursing Students Association convention, UCF’s Student Nurses’ Association received the Diamond Chapter Award for the fifth year in a row while students earned scholarships and gained valuable insights.  “Being active in the Student Nurses’ Association truly elevates the student experience at UCF by giving nursing students opportunities they wouldn’t get anywhere else,” says senior Allyson Crighton. “Beyond professional […]

Inspiring Young Scholars to Impact Careers and Patient Care

Research
November 12, 2025 by
Meet some of the future Knight nurses pursuing independent research through UCF’s Honors Undergraduate Thesis program, a unique opportunity that supports student success and contributes to nursing science.  I’ve always been deeply passionate about understanding how to care for patients beyond their physical needs,” says Allyson Crighton, an undergraduate student in UCF’s Traditional BSN program […]

Cislune Partners with UCF on Simulation to Improve Decision-Making for Future Lunar Missions

College & Campus News
November 6, 2025 by
Funded by NASA, the research leveraged immersive technologies and insights across disciplines to examine trust dynamics between humans and machines, ensuring safety and success for future space exploration. Born from the challenge of the Space Race, UCF was created to transform imagination into innovation and prepare people to launch humanity beyond its limits. Today, we […]

UCF Awarded $2 Million Grant to Support Second-Degree Students, Helps to Alleviate Nursing Shortage

Academics
October 29, 2025 by
The gift will provide hundreds of UCF second degree bachelor’s in nursing students with much-needed scholarships and wrap-around services to support their success. Our nation is facing a nursing shortage crisis — and UCF is stepping up. By 2035, Florida is projected to be short of more than 59,000 nurses, including 37,400 registered nurses (RNs), […]

UCF Is Leading a Study to Understand Health Impacts of Algal Blooms

Faculty & Staff News
September 10, 2025 by
The collaborative interdisciplinary study is investigating how harmful blooms of blue-green algae and red tide in Florida are influencing human health. Harmful algal blooms do more than disappoint beachgoers with a do not swim advisory. Excessive growths of blue-green algae, known as cyanobacteria, and Karenia brevis, which creates red tide, release toxins into the surrounding air […]

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